'Packing for Mars' with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Free Workshop (Part of the Bay Area Science Festival):

"Packing for Mars" with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Join the staff of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) for a 3-hour workshop
of engaging hands-on activities to introduce the science and exploration of the red
planet Mars to students and audiences of all ages.  All activities in the workshop are
appropriate for presentations in libraries, community centers, museums, and
classrooms.

To prepare educators for the big Bay Area Science Festival, coming Oct. 29 - Nov. 6,
we are offering a hands-on session inspired in part by the book many libraries in the
area will be reading this fall, "Packing for Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void"
by Mary Roach.

Among the featured activities will be:

1. The Solar System in Your Pocket
2. Make your own Space Helmet
3. Alka Seltzer Rockets
4. Why is Mars Soil Red?
5. Mars Opposition Dance
6. Can Mars Ever Look as Big as the Moon
7. How Life Might Evolve on Another World

Instructors: Suzy Gurton is the Astronomy Education Manager for the (ASP) and the author of
        a whole series of family astronomy activities in use around the country.
Juanita Ryan is a retired K-5 teacher from the Berryessa School District in San Jose.

Target Audience:
3rd - 8th grades; teachers, informal educators, and amateur and professional astronomers
        who visit classrooms.

There is no cost for the workshop or the materials, but advance registration is required.

To register, go to: http://www.raft.net/workshops/in-house#2741
(click the box at left, scroll to the top of the page, and hit the enroll now button)